ISIPATHANA COLLEGE

COLOMBO -05

PHYSICS

Term Test

time : one hour

01.

Dimensions of angular acceleration is 1. ML2 2. LT-2 3. MT-2 Choose the wrong statement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4.

T-2

5.

T-1

02.

Zero velocity of a particle does not necessarily mean that its acceleration is zero. Zero acceleration of a particle does not necessarily mean that its velocity is zero. A body in circular path having uniform speed has zero acceleration. If speed of particle is constant, its acceleration is zero. None of the above.

03.

A block of mass 3 kg is suspended from a string 9 m long. The block is rotated with a constant speed of 6 m/s. The tension of the string when it is horizontal is 1. 6N 2. 12 N 3. 18 N 4. 24 N 5. 30 N

04.

Two springs, S1 and S2 , have negligible masses and the spring constant of S1 is 1/3 that of S2 . When a block is hung from the springs as shown above and the springs come to equilibrium again, the ratio of the work done in stretching S1 to the work done in stretching S2 is 1/9 2. 1/3 3. 1 4. 3 5. 9

S1 S2

1.

05.

A trolley of mass 60kg moves on a frictionless horizontal surface and has a kinetic energy 120J. A mass of 40kg is lowered vertically on to the trolley. The total kinetic energy of the system is now 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 60J 72J 120J 144J 200J

06.

The weight of an object on the Moon is 1/6 of its weight on the Earth. A pendulum clock that ticks once per second on the Earth is taken to the Moon. On the Moon the clock would tick once every 1. 1/6 s 2. 1/6s 3. 1s 4. 6s 5. 6s

07.

If position time graph of a particle is sine curve as shown, what will be its velocity-time graph.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

07.

A ball is thrown from a point on ground at some angle of projection. At the same time a bird starts from a point directly above this point of projection at a height h horizontally with speed u. Given that in its flight ball just touches the bird at one point. Find the distance on ground where ball strikes
1. 2U h / g 2. 2 2h /g 3. 2 U 2h / g 4. U h/ g 5. U 2g/ h

08.

A ball is projected from ground with a velocity V at an angle to the vertical. On its path it makes an elastic collison with a vertical wall and returns to ground. The total time of flight of the ball is
1. 2V sin / g 2. 2V cos / g 3. V sin 2 / g 4. V cos / g 5. V cos 2 / g

09.

An aeroplane flying at a constant velocity releases a bomb. As the bomb drops down from the aeroplane, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. It will always be vertically below the aeroplane It will always be vertically below the aeroplane only if the aeroplane is flying horizontally It will always be vertically below the aeroplane only if the aeroplane is flying at an angle of 45 to the horizontal It will gradually fall behind the aeroplane if the aeroplane is flying horizontally It will move horizontally till its horizontal velocity becomes zero.

10

A ball connected with string is released at an angle 45 with the vertical as shown in figure. Then the acceleration of the box at this instant will be [Mass of the box is equal to mass of ball]

1.

g/4

2.

g/3

3.

g/2

4.

5. none of these

11.

In an experiment with a beam balance on unknown mass m is balanced by two known mass m is balanced by two known masses of 16 kg and 4 kg as shown in figure. The value of the unknown mass m is 1. 10 kg 2. 6 kg 3. 8 kg 4. 12 kg 5. 15 kg

12.

A small ball falling vertically downward with constant velocity 4m/s strikes elastically a massive inclined cart moving with velocity 4m/s horizontally as shown. The velocity of the rebound of the ball is 1. 42 m/s 2. 43 m/s 3. 4 m/s 4. 45m/s 5. 0 ms-1

13.

Which vector in the figures best represents the acceleration of a pendulum mass at the intermediate point in its swing?

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

14. Two men of unequal masses hold on to the two sections of a light rope passing over a smooth light pulley. Which of the following are possible? 1. The lighter man is stationary while the heavier man slides with some acceleration 2. The heavier man is stationary while the lighter man climbs with some acceleration 3. The two men slide with the same acceleration in the same direction 4. The two men move with accelerations of the same magnitude in opposite directions 5. None of these

15.

In an inelastic collision, 1. 2. 3. 4. the velocity of both the particles may be same after the collision kinetic energy is not conserved linear momentum of the system is conserved. velocity of separation will be less than velocity of approach.

5. both kinetic energy and linear momentum are conserved.

16.

A pendulum bob suspended by a string from a point p is in equilibrium under the action of 3 forces T, W and F as shown. Which one of the following statement is not correct. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) F2+W2=T2 F and W are the components of T W=Tcos F=Wtan F=Wcos

17.

Two identical mass m are connected to a massless string which is hung over two frictionless pulleys as shown in figure. If everything is at rest, what is the tension in the cord? 1. 3. 5. less than mg more than mg but less than 2mg more then 2 mg 2. 4. exactly mg exactly 2mg

18.

A plank with a uniform sphere placed on it, rests on a smooth horizontal plane. Plank is pulled to right by a constant force F. If the sphere does not slip over the plank. 1. acceleration of centre of sphere is less than that of the plank 2. acceleration of centre of sphere is greater than the plank because friction acts rightward on the sphere 3. acceleration of the centre of sphere may be towards left. 4. acceleration of the centre of sphere relative to plank may be greater than that of the plank relative to floor.

19. Water flows through a frictionless duct with a cross-section varying as shown in figure. Pressure p at points along the axis is represented by

1. 5. 20.

2.

3.

A source of sound moves towards an observer 1. the frequency of the source is increased. 2. the velocity of sound in the medium is increased. 3. the wavelength of sound in the medium towards the observer is decreased. 4. the amplitude of vibration of the particles is increased.

5.

the frequency heard by observer does not change.

21. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
22.

Two transverse pulses are traveling towards each other in a string, then Their total energy appears as only kinetic energy until they are overlapped. Their total energy appears as only potential energy when they are overlapped. Their total energy appears as only potential energy until they are overlapped Their total mechanical energy is converted into head and sound as they meet They are reflected back as they meet together A stretched string whose both ends are fixed in vibrated by a variable frequency source of vibration stationary wave pattern are observed in the string for consecutive frequencies of 400Hz and 500Hz. The length of the string is 40cm. the speed of the wave along the string is, ms-1
1) 40 2) 20 3) 120 4) 80 5) 160

23.

A sphere P hits with an identical sphere Q which is at rest. If the collision is elastic, always A) B) C) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) P stops and Q travels with the initial velocity of P The total mechanical energy is conserved The total momentum remains unchanged. Correct statement of the above, A only B only A and B only B and C only all

24.

A simple pendulum is suspended at the ceiling of a lift. Now the lift moves upwards, the following v-t graph give. Select the incorrect statement regarding it.

t1 1) 2) 3) 4) The extension in the spring is constant during the time interval 0-t1 The object oscillates vertically during the time period t1-t2 The amplitude of the oscillation during t2 t3 is comparatively less. The oscillation stops when time t= t3

t2

5) The period of oscillation remains constant during t1 t3

25.

A cylindrical vessel is filled with a liquid up to height H. A small hole is made in the vessel at a distance y below the liquid surface as shown in figure. The liquid emerging from the hole strike the ground at distance x 1. if y is increased from zero to H, x will decrease and then increase H 2. x is maximum for y = 2 H 3. the maximum value of x is 2 4. the maximum value of x increases with the increases in density of the liquid 5. the maximum value of x is H/4

ISIPATHANA COLLEGE
COLOMBO -05

PHYSICS

Term Test
g = 10 Nkg-1 Section B Structured Essay

time : 1 1/2 hour

(01)

To measure the mass (m) of a piece of iron, a meter ruler, weight (w) and some strings are provided to two students P and Q

the

The student P stated that suspending the piece of iron at the one end of the ruler and the weight at the other end of the ruler and thereafter placing the middle of the ruler on a knife edge. The student B has placed the ruler on the knife edge and balanced it at the beginning. Thereafter the piece of iron and the weight suspended at the two ends and balanced the system.

(a)

The teacher said Qs method is correct from the above two methods. Do you agree with this ? if so give reason for your answer.

. . .

(b) (i) Draw the arrangement for Qs method and mark the forces acting on the rod, the distance from the knife to the piece of iron is 1 and to the weight is 2.

(ii)

Write down the relationship between 1 , 2 , w and m.

(c)

Student P says that the weight using in this experiment should be approximately equal to the weight of the piece of the iron what is the reason for this ? . . .

(d)

If you have to extend this experiment to measure the relative density of the iron, what is the extra measurement () you have to take in addition to the measurements 1 and 2 . .

(e)

Write down and expression for the relative density of iron , in terms of 1 , 2 and .

( 02 ) (a) State two features of a stationary wave that distinguish it from a progressive wave. 1 2

(b)

A long tube is open at one end. It is closed at the other end by means of a piston that can be moved along the tube, as shown in Fig. tube Piston

loudspeaker

A loudspeaker producing sound of frequency 550 Hz is held near the open end of the tube. The piston is moved along the tube and a loud sound is heard when the distance L between the piston and the open end of the tube is 45 cm. The speed of sound in the tube is 330 m s1.

(i)

Calculate the wavelength of the sound in the tube ?

(ii) On Fig. mark all the positions along the tube of 1. T he displacement nodes (label these with the letter N), 2. T he displacement antinodes (label these with the letter A).

(c) The frequency of the sound produced by the loudspeaker in (b) is gradually reduced. Determine the lowest frequency at which a loud sound will be produced in the tube of length L = 45 cm. . . . . (d) (i) What would it mean for a sound to have a sound intensity level of -10 dB .. ..

(ii)

If the sound intensity of a screaming baby were 1 x 10-2 Wm-2 at 2.5 m away, what would it be at 6.0 m away ? .. .. .. .. (e) Instead of the ear, a sound measuring instrument is kept close to the open end of the tube to record the Intensity levels (S) of the sound when varying in order to obtain resonance. Sketch below the expected variation of S

Section B - Essay

Physics - II

g = 10 Nkg-1

(01)

A)

i) Write the expression for the kinetic energy of a moving particle, gravitational potential energy of a particle and the potential energy in a spring and define their terms. ii) Explain how an object gains the potential energy. iii) An object of mass m at rest moves a distance S under force F and gains velocity v. show that the kinetic energy obtained is mv2 iv) State the principle of conversation of mechanical energy.

B)
A

20 m

15 m

A stone of mass 15 kg slides down a snow covered hill leaving point A with a speed 10ms-1. There is no friction on the hill between points A and B, but there is friction on the level ground at the bottom of the hill between B and the wall as shown as figure. After entering the rough horizontal region, the stone travels 100 m and then runs in to a very long light spring with force constant 2 Nm-1. The coefficient of the kinetic and static friction between the stone and the ground are 0.2 and 0.8 i) ii) iii) iv) v) What is the speed of the stone when it reaches point B? Calculate the speed of the stone when it strikes with the spring How far will the stone compress the spring ? What is the force on the stone from compressed spring ? Will the stone moves again after it has been stopped by the spring, explain with calculation ?

(02)

Resonance tube of variable length closed at one end id made to resonate with a tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz. It was observed that the shortest length of the tube at which resonance occurred was 16.6 cm. as the length of the tube was increased, resonance occurred for the second time at 50.7 cm. the temperature in the laboratory was observed to be 27 C. Draw the standing wave pattern in the resonance tube fir the two situations above. Find the end correction of the tube and the velocity of sound under the experimental conditions. If the density of air at STP is 1.2 kgm-3 Calculate the value for the ratio of principal specific heat capacities of air. Assume that the air behaves as an ideal gas. ( Standard atmospheric pressure = 1.0 X 105 Nm-2) For a gas explain why the specific heat capacity at constant pressure (Cp) greater than that at constant volume (Cv)

(i) (ii) (iii)

(iv)

Sol: Correct option is (d) a. Zero velocity implies that acceleration is zero. b. Body may have velocity if acceleration is zero. c. Uniform speed implies zero acceleration. d. This statement is false since the direction of body may be changing. e. Option (d) is correct. Sol: Correct option is (b) At horizontal position T = 23 6 6 12 9 mV N r

Sol: Correct option is (d) a. Zero velocity implies that acceleration is zero. b. Body may have velocity if acceleration is zero. c. Uniform speed implies zero acceleration. d. This statement is false since the direction of body may be changing. e. Option (d) is correct. Sol: Correct option is (b) At horizontal position T = 23 6 6 12 9 mV N r